MOUNT VERNON - A proposed assisted-living complex near the Mount Vernon East Station might pay $35,000 annually to the majority of its workers.

Casper Development wants to build a nine-story building on a 1.5-acre vacant lot at 1 N. Fulton Ave. next to Metro-North's New Haven line. The affordable-housing concept is called The Sentinel of Mount Vernon and it includes 180 units of assisted-living units with 200 beds, plus 40 units of independent living.

Of the 80 jobs expected to be created, 68 of them will pay $35,000 annually or less, according to documents the developer submitted to Mount Vernon officials.

The majority of the Sentinel's workers, 40, are expected to be personal care aids who are expected to be paid $35,000. Ten workers in the laundry and housekeeping are also expected to be paid $35,000, as well as seven dietary staffers and six office staffers.

The Sentinel's expected salary for personal care aids is higher than the median salary for this type of work.

According to the state Department of Labor's Occupational Wage list, the median annual salary for a home health aid who does work similar to a personal care aid is $24,330. The median is the point where half the workers earn more and half earn less.

While the Sentinel's projected pay for personal care aids is higher than the state median, it might be difficult for a worker to live in Westchester County on their own on that salary.

According to the U.S. Census' 2017 estimate, the county's median household income was $86,226. In Mount Vernon the median income was $51,886.

The census estimated that the median gross monthly rent in Mount Vernon was $1,216.

The breakdown of projected salaries at the Sentinel are:

• Executive director, $125,000

• Assistant administrator, $75,000

• Administrator (registered nurse), $75,000

• Case manager, $65,000

• Marketing director, $65,000

• Medication management director, $60,000

• Food service director/chef, $50,000

• Maintenance director, $50,000

• Assistant administrator, $45,000

• Recreation director, $42,000

• Groundskeeper, $42,000

• Personal care aids, $35,000

• Assistant cook, $35,000

• Dietary staff, $35,000

• Housekeepers/laundry, $35,000

• Porters, $35,000

• Office staff, $35,000

• Recreation assistant, $30,000

Source: The Sentinel of Mount Vernon's Full Environmental Assessment Form